Cimicifuga
| Cimicifuga | |
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| Cimicifuga heracleifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Cimicifuga Wernisch. |
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Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae,[1] native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The genus is closely related to Actaea, and many botanists include it in that genus; if included, the number of species in Actaea rises from 8 to 20-26.
The name Cimicifuga means 'bedbug repeller'.
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which 'Brunette' (Atropurpurea Group) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Selected species
Cimicifuga Brunette (Brunette bugbane) September 2014 U.K.
- Cimicifuga americana
- Cimicifuga arizonica
- Cimicifuga biternata
- Cimicifuga brachycarpa
- Cimicifuga dahurica
- Cimicifuga elata
- Cimicifuga europaea
- Cimicifuga foetida
- Cimicifuga heracleifolia
- Cimicifuga japonica
- Cimicifuga laciniata
- Cimicifuga nanchuanensis
- Cimicifuga racemosa
- Cimicifuga rubifolia
- Cimicifuga simplex - Sheng ma in Chinese (Chinese: 升麻; pinyin: Sheng ma)
- Cimicifuga yunnanensis
- Cimicifuga rhizoma - also often translated as Sheng ma Chinese herb
References
- ↑
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cimicifuga". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 368. - ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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